Curry. You can't say that!!
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Food bloggers call for word 'curry' to be cancelled over claims it is rooted in British colonialism
https://news.sky.com/story/food-bloggers-call-for-...
Can't see their campaign getting much traction.
Anyway - tonight is curry night - Yum.
https://news.sky.com/story/food-bloggers-call-for-...
Can't see their campaign getting much traction.
Anyway - tonight is curry night - Yum.
"But Ms Bansal says the word does not need to be 'cancelled' completely, as particularly in South India it describes a variety of dishes from meat ones in gravy to vegetable side plates.
"My partner is Sri Lankan, I have friends that are Malayali, friends that are Tamil, and yes they use the word curry," she says."
Non-story, NEXT!
"My partner is Sri Lankan, I have friends that are Malayali, friends that are Tamil, and yes they use the word curry," she says."
Non-story, NEXT!
633Squadron said:
Food bloggers call for word 'curry' to be cancelled over claims it is rooted in British colonialism
https://news.sky.com/story/food-bloggers-call-for-...
Can't see their campaign getting much traction.
Anyway - tonight is curry night - Yum.
Aye, they have a point. There's more to the food of that area than what is covered by curry. It's a general thing though, when people talk about Mexican food here most of the time the food isn't even from Mexico https://news.sky.com/story/food-bloggers-call-for-...
Can't see their campaign getting much traction.
Anyway - tonight is curry night - Yum.
I kind of get the point, but feel she makes it in a very clumsy and intentionally divisive way. Personally the term "indian food" is a misnomer perhaps we have South Asian inspired food, that's a bit of a mouthful.
What we call "Indian" food is, generally nothing of the sort, its a b
d amalgamation of Indian, British and Bengali food.
Then again what is "Indian" food? Is it the incredibly hot Toddy Shop Beef Fry, from Kerala? Would that be familiar to those in Nagaland (or get the purveyor beaten in Gujarat)? Would the Coconut and Curry Leaf seafood curry from Goa be a family daily dish in Rajasthan? Would a Vindaloo from Goa be recognizable to what is served in most take aways in the UK? Would the Mugal cuisine served in Lucknow be recognized and eaten by the priests in Madurai?
Personally the term "Indian food" is a misnomer, curry is a useful catch all and a reasonable descriptor of a generic dish with a sauce, look how far it has spread, Thai, Malay, Chinese, Vietnamese all call dishes "curry," sure its in the "English" menu but still it describes a local dish in a way others might understand. This is not a bad thing.
There are loads of things that India has adopted from the British and many many things the British have adopted from India. It would be a very sad world if we all had to give back things borrowed from other cultures.
What would "Indian Food" be without Tomato & chili quite different to what we know today (certainly in the UK.)
What we call "Indian" food is, generally nothing of the sort, its a b
d amalgamation of Indian, British and Bengali food. Then again what is "Indian" food? Is it the incredibly hot Toddy Shop Beef Fry, from Kerala? Would that be familiar to those in Nagaland (or get the purveyor beaten in Gujarat)? Would the Coconut and Curry Leaf seafood curry from Goa be a family daily dish in Rajasthan? Would a Vindaloo from Goa be recognizable to what is served in most take aways in the UK? Would the Mugal cuisine served in Lucknow be recognized and eaten by the priests in Madurai?
Personally the term "Indian food" is a misnomer, curry is a useful catch all and a reasonable descriptor of a generic dish with a sauce, look how far it has spread, Thai, Malay, Chinese, Vietnamese all call dishes "curry," sure its in the "English" menu but still it describes a local dish in a way others might understand. This is not a bad thing.
There are loads of things that India has adopted from the British and many many things the British have adopted from India. It would be a very sad world if we all had to give back things borrowed from other cultures.
What would "Indian Food" be without Tomato & chili quite different to what we know today (certainly in the UK.)
Tankrizzo said:
What the hell is a "food influencer"???
Not Chaheti Bansal. This is clearly a profile-raising exercise. 356 followers on Twitter and 563 on Instagram. Hardly much of an influence on anything or anyone. Nisha Vedi Pawar does at least have a few thousand followers.Edited by Pothole on Monday 9th August 10:41
Pothole said:
Tankrizzo said:
What the hell is a "food influencer"???
Not her. This is clearly a profile-raising exercise. 356 followers on Twitter and 563 on Instagram. Hardly much of an influence on anything or anyone.People who like and know about food are well aware that curry is a flawed and generalised term, people who don't will probably never care.
JagLover said:
If Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is any guide it is beetles, live snakes and chilled Monkey's brains 
Apparently my father in law used to eat curried monkey brains when he was growing up. He said it was a delicacy. Certainly no live beetles or snakes though. I’ve eaten brains (but it was a French dish). Temple of Doom was pretty racist in retrospect. As well as being s
t. First and third films were brilliant. I try to forget about the other two.Discussing this topic is giving such a stupid idea the oxygen of publicity.
Esceptico said:
Temple of Doom was pretty racist in retrospect. As well as being st. First and third films were brilliant. I try to forget about the other two.
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Well it is clearly the weakest of the three (there are only three Indiana Jones movies), but entertaining enough for children. t. First and third films were brilliant. I try to forget about the other two..
As for how racist it is, well some parts are questionable to be sure. The Thugee were real though and are thought to have killed between 500,000 and 2,000,000 people and were eventually suppressed by the British. So the British do occasionally do something right in history.
Which brings us to another word we have appropriated "Thug" derived from the Thugee.
Edited by JagLover on Monday 9th August 10:58
JagLover said:
If Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is any guide it is beetles, live snakes and chilled Monkey's brains
Lol I know in tribal areas Ants are used widely as a "sharp" seasoning 
Its one of the reasons I loved traveling in India in general the food is not going to give nightmares for ages after, just stick to Veg or Pure Veg and you are safe from water bugs and Palm Civet 
Unlike other places, these are not for tourist benefit, just a road side stall selling food, for the strong of stomach :P Zoom in and see the wonders..
ZedLeg said:
Well, not to derail too much but the whole idea of the Thuggee is thought to be largely a colonial fabrication these days. So yeah, it was a bit racist.
This article would disagree, that goes into the whole history of Kali worshiphttps://kashgar.com.au/blogs/gods-goddesses/kali-a...
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